MUNICH, March 1 — German carmaker BMW said Friday it plans to deploy two AI-powered humanoid robots in a factory in a pilot programme for the first time this year.Dubbed AEON and...
Air travel chaos: Thousands of flights delayed or cancelled as Iran, Israel, and neighbouring countries shut skies amid US-Israel attacks EPF CEO: Ok to use EPF savings to buy medical insurance, as it will protect your ability to earn moneyAEON, a humanoid robotic created by the company Hexagon, works on a car with a laser scanner, as it is presented by BMW is presented by BMW, at their BMW Group Talent Campus in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany, on February 27, 2026.
— AFP picand enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply.MUNICH, March 1 — German carmaker BMW said Friday it plans to deploy two AI-powered humanoid robots in a factory in a pilot programme for the first time this year. Dubbed AEON and developed by the Swedish company Hexagon, the black-and-white robots stand 1.65 metres tall, weigh 60 kilogrammes and move on two wheels. They can autonomously manipulate and move components within a factory where the space has been previously fully scanned and digitised. A months-long pilot phase will start this summer in a plant in Leipzig, with employees working alongside the vaguely human-like robots. The robot “has a full awareness of its environment” thanks to 22 sensors and various types of cameras, said Arnaud Robert, president of Hexagon Robotics. Robert declined to disclose the price of the robots, but said it was in the hundreds of thousands of euros. The AI-powered robot is “intelligent enough to generate its own decisions” and operate “in a manufacturing environment”, said Milan Nedeljkovic, BMW’s incoming chairman and the current head of production. During a demonstration at a BMW workshop in Munich, the robot could be seen navigating toward a car and scanning the front door of the vehicle using a device. Another demonstration showed the robot retrieving a part from a person before handing it back a few metres away. The robot’s battery life is about three hours, but the Swedish developer said the robots can replace their own battery in about 30 seconds using a charging station. Germany’s once-mighty car industry, faced with fierce Chinese competition, has been struggling to maintain competitive advantages and match Chinese innovations. During a visit to China on Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was shown an impressive coordinated performance of humanoid robots designed by the Chinese company Unitree, aimed at showcasing Beijing’s rapid technological progress.The BMW Group’s head of digitisation, Michael Stroebel, said on Friday that it is “not planned currently to reduce the workforce” by replacing workers with new robots. — AFP
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